Lavender.
It doesn't connotate the manliest of visions. And truthfully neither does Dijon mustard, but take those things and add honey to them... well, now you're talking anti-manliness. That is okay however. Sometimes you need to add a gentler touch to pig parts to make them tasty, and that is exactly what we did with this recipe.
Now, just because the ingredients sound frilly, doesn't mean this dish lacks in flavor, in fact, it packs quite a frilly flavor-punch. The spicy dijon naturally goes with the honey, but I wanted to use some of the fresh and fragrant lavender growing in my sparse, not-taken-care-of garden. This herb also goes well with an obsession of mine; mustard.
Mustard is one of the simplest condiments, but the infinite variation of flavors that it can convey, along with tang, heat, sweet, texture, so on and so forth are amazing. If you don't believe me, head to a gourmet grocery store and check out the gourmet mustard section, look at all of the flavors, types, and marvel. Then look at the price tag. Some are just outrageously priced, for a simple mix of seeds or powder, vinegar, and seasoning or spice.
It doesn't connotate the manliest of visions. And truthfully neither does Dijon mustard, but take those things and add honey to them... well, now you're talking anti-manliness. That is okay however. Sometimes you need to add a gentler touch to pig parts to make them tasty, and that is exactly what we did with this recipe.
Now, just because the ingredients sound frilly, doesn't mean this dish lacks in flavor, in fact, it packs quite a frilly flavor-punch. The spicy dijon naturally goes with the honey, but I wanted to use some of the fresh and fragrant lavender growing in my sparse, not-taken-care-of garden. This herb also goes well with an obsession of mine; mustard.
Mustard is one of the simplest condiments, but the infinite variation of flavors that it can convey, along with tang, heat, sweet, texture, so on and so forth are amazing. If you don't believe me, head to a gourmet grocery store and check out the gourmet mustard section, look at all of the flavors, types, and marvel. Then look at the price tag. Some are just outrageously priced, for a simple mix of seeds or powder, vinegar, and seasoning or spice.
